
Helen Serafinowicz is a BAFTA winning English writer, producer and occasional performer best known for co‑creating Motherland, Nova Jones and the BBC spin‑off Amandaland. Helen shares a hand‑picked selection of short films that have shaped her creative world. There’s some comedy classics in there that shouldn’t be missed. The screening kicks off at 8pm and is on the 15th June.
After the screenings, she’ll sit down for an in‑depth conversation with writer and filmmaker Chris Shepherd, exploring the ideas, influences and behind‑the‑scenes stories that fuel her work. A relaxed night of films, conversation and drinks in one of London’s most atmospheric independent cinemas.
So why not come along. Tickets are now on-sale.
Our last Bar Shorts was amazing. Our guest was the London International Animation Festival’s Nag Vladermerksy. The old out event saw Nag select some amazing films. Here’s some photos from the night.


We had one director there. Central Saint Martin’s Flo Bender who made a stunning trailer as part of the MA Character Animation course. If you want to check out the amazing films that we screened check out this list.
Films Screening:
Flo Bender – Formula Scum 2025
Robert Morgan – The Cat with Hands 2001
Steven Woloshen – The Curse of the Voodoo Child 2005
Georges Schwizgebel – Jeu 2006
Theo Ushev – Blind Vaysha 2015
Sawako Kabuki – Summers Puke is Winters Delight 2016
Anna Ginsburg – Private Parts 2016
Niki Lindroth von Bahr- The Burden 2017
Elizabeth Hobbs – I’m OK 2018
Sophie Koko Gate – Slug Life 2018
Flora Anna Buda – Entropia 2019
Priit Tender – Dog Apartment 2022
Gina Kamentsky- Gina Kamentsky’s Pinocchio in 70mm 2024
If you would like to find out more about Nag’s festival why not check out the website?
